competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to become hoarse; to become husky
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
independent training (e.g. of athletes working without a coach)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
sword strike; sword slash
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
throat; important part; vital area
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to approach; to draw near
with a collapse; with a slump
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword